Dwyane Wade Is Getting Torched In Chicago

[TallTitan34]

Dwyane Wade told the Tribune today that Lebron, Johnson, and himself will meet before free agency begins to map out where everyone will be going/staying.  Wade went on to sya that he has to question how loyal the Bulls organization is to it's players citing Jordan and Pippen not being around as an example.

Wade is getting lit up on Chicago sports radio right now.

1) He used the term loyality during his current marriage situation and he hasn't signed an extension with the Heat.

2) John Paxson is the general manager.

3) Bill Wennington and Stacy King do commentary for the Bulls.

4) B.J. Armstrong, Bill Cartwright, Pete Meyers, and others have had positions with the Bulls in recent years.

5) Scottie Pippen was brought back (and paid nicely) for the final two years of his career in which he sucked.  He was given a huge retirement sendoff by the Bulls.

Dwyane is my guy but his comment is way off base.

[Hards Alumni]

Chicago sports talk is overreacting?

Someone alert the President!

[BrewCity83]

Chicago is cooling on DWade.

[DJO's Pump Fake]

I love it......I would hate to see Wade in a Bulls uniform

[damuts222]

 To be honest I'm not even sure the Bulls are that interested in signing Wade.

 I think the Bulls wish list goes in this order depending on how things play out:

1. Sign Lebron
2. Sign Amare, Chris Bosh, Boozer
3. If no Lebron, then Wade, Johnson, Ray Allen
4. Trades galore this offseason (Deng shipped)

[damuts222]

 I just saw that Novak is a free agent hopefully he signs on somewhere.

Maybe Wade will consult Novak as well

[ChicosBailBonds]

Wade got torched by Collin Cowherd today as well.  Saying he's peaked, that it's not worth building a team around him, etc.

[BrewCity83]

Diener, Novak, Wade and Matthews are all free agents this summer.  Maybe they will all go to Golden State and become "Warriors" again.

[GGGG]

I think the Bulls are a trainwreck of an organization...I mean, who's calling the shots there?  Foreman, who seems to have the title of GM but not the actual responsibilities?  Paxson, the guy who assaulted his head coach?  And what if they hire a guy like Calipari or Phil Jackson?  Who's in charge then?

They just might end up with Lebron and/or Wade however.

Wade got torched by Collin Cowherd today as well.  Saying he's peaked, that it's not worth building a team around him, etc.

The evidence suggests that very well might be the case.

[damuts222]

 I do see Miami getting Bosh, and Wade staying down there. I just don't see him leaving, but he may be trying to raise the price for the Heat to keep him.

[jmayer1]

Wade got torched by Collin Cowherd today as well.  Saying he's peaked, that it's not worth building a team around him, etc.

Cowherd makes statements to get responses, that's his schtick.  Wade was statistcally the 2nd best offensive player in the NBA last year playing on a team with little other help and is still only 28.  Wade is going to get knicked up from time to time with the way he plays, but put him on a team with a little help and I think he would be able to pick and choose his spots a little more and take less of a beating. The guy is 9th all-time in the NBA in points per game for cripes sakes.  Wade is still definitely a guy you can build your team around for the next 5-6 years.

[MU B2002]

but he may be trying to raise the price for the Heat to keep him.

I am guessing the Heat have been offerring him the max contract (including the Bird clause or whatever it is called from day one, so no need to try to leverage the Heat for more money at this point.)

[TallTitan34]

I think the Bulls wish list goes in this order depending on how things play out:

1. Sign Lebron
2. Sign Amare, Chris Bosh, Boozer
3. If no Lebron, then Wade, Johnson, Ray Allen
4. Trades galore this offseason (Deng shipped)

Agreed.

Wade got torched by Collin Cowherd today as well.  Saying he's peaked, that it's not worth building a team around him, etc.

Disagree.

[Hards Alumni]

Since when does Cowherd know NBA basketball?

[TallTitan34]

Also how about these examples of loyality? (From Dan Bernstein)

Pippen was sign-and-traded away on a golden parachute, then later re-signed.  His number was retired on a night of ceremony, and hangs in the rafters.

The Jordan statue remains, despite his venality and generalized antipathy.  He could not wait to find other teams to ruin as an occasionally-interested executive.

Ask Randy Brown about loyalty when he was flat broke and needed a job created for him. 

Ask Jay Williams about loyalty when he nearly killed himself in a stupid motorcycle crash, and he was paid despite clear violation of his contract and given access to the best medical care beyond the team’s responsibility. 

And ask Bill Cartwright about loyalty when the Bulls flew him around the world and helped him pay for the best specialists to repair his damaged larynx.

[DegenerateDish]

Some absolute facts:

-Bulls offered Jordan a position in the organization after his first retirement. Jordan wanted an equity stake, Bulls said no, Jordan said no thanks.

-Reinsdorf is to a fault the most loyal owner in sports. When I worked for the Bulls, I had no clue about Tim Hallam's past. Once I got to know him, I could understand why Reinsdorf kept him around, despite his indiscretions. How many other owners would have stuck with him (right or wrong)?

-There are countless stories of people in the front office Reinsdorf has remained loyal too. Go through the Bulls front office directory and check out how long people have been there. Like him or dislike him, he goes above and beyond when it comes to loyalty.

I love DWade as much as anyone, but he is dead wrong on this.

[reinko]

WAAAHHHHH.  D-Wade doesn't like my NBA team.  WAAAAAHHHH.

[DegenerateDish]

I don't think anyone here in particular is saying anything about Wade not liking the Bulls. He made an ignorant statement and is being called out on, kudos to people like Cowherd/Bernstein for taking him to task for being wrong.

[GOMU85]

I LOVE WADE! HE CAN DO NO WRONG!

[jmayer1]

I don't think anyone here in particular is saying anything about Wade not liking the Bulls. He made an ignorant statement and is being called out on, kudos to people like Cowherd/Bernstein for taking him to task for being wrong.

It was a stupid comment and not really true in the slightest. Calling him out for the comment is one thing but saying he isn't a great player or can't carry a team anymore is simply incorrect.

The Bulls have been a mess since Jordan, Pippen, Jackson...etc. left.  Aside from lucking out in the lottery and having Rose fall into their laps, they have made a ton of mistakes (although that was a great 1st round series last year). Noah was a very solid pick but aside from him, their drafting has been very spotty at best.  They've made numerous boneheaded trades and signed guys to bad contracts.  They have a very good young nucleus in Rose and Noah but if I'm a big free agent do I trust that front office right now to put the right complementary guys around me and hire the right coach?  Ehhh, not so much.

[HoopsMalone]

The Bulls were also going to give Eddie Curry a ton of money if his heart proved problematic.  Come on Wade.

[MU86NC]

Brew City - that is awesome!

[ChicosBailBonds]

Since when does Cowherd know NBA basketball?

Apparently he was not a wrestler in high school but did coach a CYA team for one year. 

[ChicosBailBonds]

I don't think anyone here in particular is saying anything about Wade not liking the Bulls. He made an ignorant statement and is being called out on, kudos to people like Cowherd/Bernstein for taking him to task for being wrong.

For the record, I don't think Cowherd said the Bulls were any great shake, he was just saying he wouldn't build a team around Wade anymore because, in his opinion, he had peaked.

[ChicosBailBonds]

The Bulls were also going to give Eddie Curry a ton of money if his heart proved problematic.  Come on Wade.

Eddie Curry and money, now there's a thread

http://deadspin.com/5547373/eddy-curry-cant-pay-his-bills